Australian and NZ safety assurances about asbestos in play sand were based on supplier’s own assessment

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Australian and NZ safety assurances about asbestos in play sand were based on supplier’s own assessment

ACCC updates some recall notices to say products ‘may cause risk to health’, contrary to previous claims Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Schools, retailers and government agencies assured parents that asbestos-contaminated play sand posed a low risk to their children’s health based on a supplier’s own assessment which was not independently verified, the Guardian can reveal. The now-conte…